Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Congo
Congo: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 82.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo stood at 82.9%.
The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 90.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2005.
That places Congo 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 77.2% | — |
| 1974 | 83.2% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 86.4% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 88.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -43.2% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +59.3% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +5.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 82.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +59.3% | 54.1% | 86.1% |
| 2005 | -43.2% | 88.4% | 50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.1% | 77.2% | 90.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 83.4% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 78.8% | 88.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release